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ENSURE you do the basics first. With any renovation project, it pays to start with the essentials, such as rewiring, replacing the central heating system, repairing the roof and addressing any damp and structural problems.

Doing things in the wrong order, or trying to cut corners, can soon cost you time and money, especially if you have to redo what you’ve already done.

If you replaster the walls without solving a damp problem, for example, the damp will simply come through the new plaster. This will have to be hacked off so a waterproof render can be applied before replastering again.

by painting the ceiling because the paint can splatter walls and the floor, and work down from there, with the floor last.

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